Chaos2Frozen
Member
Not exactly, if you're lucky you can get them from fighting revenants
And you can bet you'll get another shot at his armor when his DLC comes out.
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Nioh |OT2| You Can Be My Yojimbo Anytime
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Not exactly, if you're lucky you can get them from fighting revenants
And you can bet you'll get another shot at his armor when his DLC comes out.
AmethystEnd
Member
I'm not so sure about that. Zack dropped a Nioh Tachi for me once to test something, but I don't have the Nioh weapon dlc, and it turned into a completely different weapon.
Dang :/
Dibbs
Member
Platted it some days ago. Wow, awesome game! I fell down to my knees after clearing the "A meeting on the other shore" mission 😀. Thank god the new missions included in the 1.06 patch arent required for the Samurai of Legend-trophy.
I used the same weapon and strategy for almost every boss. Spear, mid stance, triangle attack and then dodge away, repeat. Never did bother with ki pulses or any other items besides elixirs, bombs and antidotes. No magic, no ninja skills. Never felt the need to as I played each level atleast two times and thus farmed lots of amrita early on. Oh well, time for Nier: Automata!
I used the same weapon and strategy for almost every boss. Spear, mid stance, triangle attack and then dodge away, repeat. Never did bother with ki pulses or any other items besides elixirs, bombs and antidotes. No magic, no ninja skills. Never felt the need to as I played each level atleast two times and thus farmed lots of amrita early on. Oh well, time for Nier: Automata!
LowlySmokeGuy
Banned
Just started this yesterday. Beaten 4 bosses, awesome combat.
Only thing I hate so far is all the shit loot the game throws at you. I just said fuck it and started offering everything that isn't better than what I have equipped.
Only thing I hate so far is all the shit loot the game throws at you. I just said fuck it and started offering everything that isn't better than what I have equipped.
Playing other games just makes me want to come back to Nioh. Even after a 150+ hours, I'm still thinking about it. Making a new STA/STR Yasuke character as you can triple dip on Stamina. It's taken a lot to switch over from the fast katana/dual katana playstyle to axe and I've only got past the first region so it's early days. Love high stance Heaven and Earth and low stance cloud crush throw.
However I find the lack of a kick equivalent, parry and iai-strike equivalent a bit weird. Also the final blow damage seems weak in comparison to swords. Maybe tri-spark will be the ki damaging move I need to satisfy my kick needs and maybe rumbling earth will be a good iai strike alternative.
Any axe playstyle tips?
However I find the lack of a kick equivalent, parry and iai-strike equivalent a bit weird. Also the final blow damage seems weak in comparison to swords. Maybe tri-spark will be the ki damaging move I need to satisfy my kick needs and maybe rumbling earth will be a good iai strike alternative.
Any axe playstyle tips?
I was almost shaking my monitor when I watched the Dark Souls streamer Lobos do a stream on the last chance demo and didn't get this until a couple of hours in, but going through the whole game without noticing?!? I just can't.
Freeman76
Member
The mission a meeting on the other shore is killing me.
Just keep levelling. When you have a +5 divine or so you will find it much easier
Alright, I just have a regular divine weapon right now and I'm currently lvl 122. I'm guessing I should just do way of the strong missions?
Freeman76
Member
Yeah keep going with those for a while and upgrade your weapon a bit. You can make those missions a lot more trivial with a bitnof grinding.
Cool, thanks.
Here's an interesting little review and comparison of the stances in Nioh and real life katana stances. He also has a few videos on the history and mythology of yokai as well.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=p30O1Y5wQTM
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=p30O1Y5wQTM
Chaos2Frozen
Member
Before I clicked on it I was guessing that it was the Metatron lol
Aizo
Banned
I've never played Nioh beyond the demo a few months ago, and I haven't watched anyone play, but I had a dream last night that I played it. I was running down a hill, did a jumping attack, died, and thought "Welp. This game is too hard for me." I stopped playing then. Pretty accurate depiction of me playing, so my dreams even know why I don't own the game.
You dreamt of a game you don't own? Sounds to me like you need to get Nioh.
Freeman76
Member
I think Nioh is a real evolution of the souls formula. While I found DS3 was too much more of the same, DeS and DKS1 are 2 of my favourite games ever and I really dont rate Nioh far behind them. It has a really smart take on a lot of elements that made souls great, and adds IMO more varied and deep combat mechanics to it. Really great game.
I don't parry at all lol. Usually for me I stick with timing my dodges and blocks right depending on the stance.
I've never seen his videos before. They're interesting.
Freeman76
Member
I dont even use block let alone parry lol.
Haha, then i'm not the only one not using that stuff. I pretty much just dodge around. I recently switched to dual swords from a single sword and that seems to be helping.
Augemitbutter
Member
i think i'd be bored faster if i didn't parry. i used parry alot on the new missions.
LowlySmokeGuy
Banned
Are there ways to heal besides using elixirs? I usually only have about 30 elixirs on me, so I am very stingy with them.
I never use more than one or two before getting to another shrine, and I don't like to use them on boss fights until I've gotten familiar with the movesets or if I am very close to winning.
Is it intentionally designed that way?
I never use more than one or two before getting to another shrine, and I don't like to use them on boss fights until I've gotten familiar with the movesets or if I am very close to winning.
Is it intentionally designed that way?
Freeman76
Member
I thought there was a max of 8 you can hold?
BigEmil
Junior Member
Rejuvenation talisman spell? It's like a regeneration effect like a hot spa continuous little hp gradual effect
LowlySmokeGuy
Banned
I'm counting the ones sitting in my inventory too.
Thanks. I'll check it out. Don't know if I have enough magic though.
BigEmil
Junior Member
I gotta try this, holy crap lol.
Oh gods, that is equally awesome and hilarious.
Don't need much magic for Rejuvenation and it's a god send. That said, I haven't bothered hoarding elixirs in this game. You always get your set amount when you respawn unlike other games *cough* Bloodborne *cough* so I just try to work with what I have.
How does he have over 200 samurai skill points?
Stacking close combat ki reduction with close combat ki reduction (critical) and the fanatic set 6 piece bonus of increased special effects while in critical state. He also has the same increased special effects (critical) on both his accessories.
There was also the Skill Ki reduction from the Master Swordsman sets dual swords.
Holundrian
Unconfirmed Member
Put the game in today again and damn it's so easy to forget how amazingly fun this game is when so many other games are released and some of them just staying with you more cause of their story. I'm still mulling over Nier:A.
That said I hope this game doesn't get forgotten towards the end of the year. It's such pure fun and that's worth something too.
That said damn. I totally forgot how to play this game too :-x gotta shake of some rust before the DLC drops.
I think I'm just going to finish up all the titles for the practice.
Lol that spinner build. 3 minutes seems reasonable I've been a bit concerned with the nerf I've been reading about but it seems the builds are generally still usable? Just not as ridiculous anymore.
That said I hope this game doesn't get forgotten towards the end of the year. It's such pure fun and that's worth something too.
That said damn. I totally forgot how to play this game too :-x gotta shake of some rust before the DLC drops.
I think I'm just going to finish up all the titles for the practice.
Lol that spinner build. 3 minutes seems reasonable I've been a bit concerned with the nerf I've been reading about but it seems the builds are generally still usable? Just not as ridiculous anymore.
I have to fight Hino-Enma again for one of the sub missions and ugh... She really is just the goddamn worst boss. It feels like they played bloodborne and took all of the wrong things away from it and made Hino.
High Speed, High Damage, Little to No Wind up, and LOTS AND LOTS of tracking. Also even if you have low stance on, you most likely will get hit by her attacks cause they lunge her forward or track towards you...
Just... Such a bad fight.
High Speed, High Damage, Little to No Wind up, and LOTS AND LOTS of tracking. Also even if you have low stance on, you most likely will get hit by her attacks cause they lunge her forward or track towards you...
Just... Such a bad fight.
Freeman76
Member
Once you get her dow she is a lot of fun to fight.
cryptosporidium
Member
Nioh [OT3] Spin to Win
Yeah... No. She's never fun to fight. There is nothing to learn. She's pure bullshit. It's telling that no boss after her, outside maybe the Umi-bozu is as hard as her.
the_batman
Banned
the double ninja fight is impossible. and there's even a reputation bonus if you beat it in about a minute?? how the fuck.
Holundrian
Unconfirmed Member
Well obviously you can learn not to get hit. I've done that. Def one of the easier bosses especially for no hit challenges. There are other bosses that are quite a bit harder.
Freeman76
Member
Sounds like she got to you. She is a lot easier than a lot of other bosses once you learn how to fight her.
I find that hard to believe cause a lot of of the other bosses are far fairer than her. I'm nearing the end of the game and I have a hard time believing this.
She is simply a boss with bad design.